Burka ban PROTEST: Protestors march after first burka FINE handed out in Denmark

DANISH Muslim women have taken to the street today to protest against the first fine given for wearing a burka in public - while in the UK the row on Boris Johnson’s comments on the full-face veil continues.

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I would go further and say that is it absolutely ridiculous that people should choose to go around looking like letter boxes

Boris Johnson

The law says that "anyone who wears a garment that hides the face in public will be punished with a fine”.

While it doesn’t openly speaks of burkas or niqabs, the new measure has been seen by many as a discriminatory move against them.

The protest against the new law didn’t take place only in the streets but also on the runway.

Danish designer Reza Etamadi made a political statement at the Copenhagen Fashion Week, which ended today, letting her models walking down the catwalk wearing burkas and niqabs alongside police officers.

Burka ban protest: Thousands of women protested against the new Danish law banning burkas in public (Image: REUTERS)

The main difference between a burka and a niqab is that the latter doesn’t cover the eyes of the woman wearing it, but still hides the rest of her face.

The protests come while Britain is also facing a row focused on burkas.

In one of the articles written for his new column for the Daily Telegraph, former Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said Muslim wearing wearing face coverings “look like letter boxes”.

He wrote: “If you tell me that the burka is oppressive, then I am with you.